Physician Assistant Program Admissions

The Physician Assistant Program at Wake Forest University School of Medicine is a graduate level program which awards a Master of Medical Science (MMS) degree. One class of 56 students is enrolled in early June each year.

Admission to the Program has become increasingly competitive. Applicants accepted into the Wake Forest University School of Medicine Physician Assistant Program in 2009 (Class of 2011) had the following qualifications:

• mean overall GPA on prior college work of 3.54
• mean science GPA on prior college work of 3.51
• mean Graduate Record Exam (GRE) Verbal score of 520
• mean GRE Quantitative score of 640
• mean GRE Analytical Writing score of 4.6
• mean health care experience of 23.3 months (4,046 hours)
• mean age of 25 (range from 21 - 40)

Information on the application process for the class of 2012, entering in June 2010, is now available at this site.

The Program reserves the right to revise information, requirements, regulations or financial charges at any time. Whenever changes occur, an effort will be made to notify Persons who may be affected.

Important Contacts

Physician Assistant Studies Admissions

Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Medical Center Boulevard
Winston-Salem, N.C. 27157-1006
Phone: 336-716-4356
Fax:  336-716-4432
E-mail: paadmit@wfubmc.edu

CASPA

Centralized Application Service for Physician Assistants
P. O. Box 9108
Watertown, MA 02471
Telephone: 617-612-2080
TTY line: 617-612-2085
E-Mail: CaspaInfo@caspaonline.org
Web: www.caspaonline.org

GRE

Graduate Record Exam
Educational Testing Service
Rosedale Road
Princeton, NJ 08541
Phone: 609-921-9000
Fax: 609-734-5410
Web: www.gre.org